Clinical and Biomedical Research (Apr 2017)

Spanish translation of the mood rhythm instrument: a novel approach to mood evaluation

  • Ana Paula Francisco,
  • Melissa Alves Braga de Oliveira,
  • Alicia Carissimi,
  • Raul Costa Fabris,
  • Carlos Augusto Vieira Ilgenfritz,
  • Camila Morelatto de Souza,
  • Madeleine Scop Medeiros,
  • Ana Adan,
  • Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 37, no. 1

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Introduction: The Mood Rhythm Instrument (MRI) is a questionnaire developed to assess the circadian rhythm of mood-related behaviors. The aim of this study was to translate this instrument from Brazilian Portuguese into Spanish. Methods: The translation process consisted of forward translation, adjustment, back translation, back translation review and harmonization. Results: Comparing the initial Spanish translation and the final Spanish version, there were no semantic differences and the items were not changed. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the MRI is ready to be tested in a Spanish population. In the future, assessing and comparing mood-related behaviors in transcultural studies will be possible. Keywords: Circadian rhythms; daily rhythms; mood; psychometric; chronobiology.

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